Quebec City vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$873	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	38	25
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	549K	6.23M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 184% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 3269th and 7971st ($1695 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 230th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 332nd and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Xinyang

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	Quebec City	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$8982

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$590
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$594
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$596
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$591
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$561
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$639
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$599
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$585
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$543
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$624
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$653
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$578
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$556
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$598
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$554
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$570
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$601
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$555
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$657
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$615
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$645
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$491
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$589
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$544
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$682
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$647
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$509
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$651
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$596
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$518
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$523
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$634
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$562